St Arild’s Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill

St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Badminton, Gloucestershire, GL9 1EA

This atmospheric church is dedicated to a little-known, pre-Norman saint, who is thought to have lived near Thornbury. The simple interior is…

Visit the church that time forgot

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Beachley Army Apprentice College Heritage Centre

Beachley Army Apprentice College Heritage Centre, Beachley Gate, Beachley, Gloucestershire, NP16 5DY

Army Apprentice Colleges began in 1923, the one at Beachley near Chepstow being the first to open and the last to close in 1994. After leaving…

They came as boys and left as men. Retrace the steps of the 28,000+ lads trained at Beachley Army Apprentice College over a period of 70 years. Life began in huts from the former prisoner of war camp and was rebuilt to provide a place of education.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 10.00 - 12.00; 12.00 - 14.00; 14.00 - 16.00
• Thursday 17 September: 10:00 - 12.00; 12.00 - 14.00; 14.00 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Cambray Baptist Church

Cambray Baptist Church, Cambray Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1JS

We are a town centred church in an historical building. Today we are still serving the town with an full programme of events for all…

A Grade 2 Listed Baptist Church built in the 1850s as a “neat, commodious chapel in a good situation with seating for 1100 people.” A large multi-purpose hall was built in 1904. Refurbished over the years but still has many original features.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 10.00 – 14.30 Please check our website www.cambray.org to confirm opening times and to book a slot.

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Cambray Baptist Church

Cambray Baptist Church, Cambray Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1JS

A fascinating building, which although has been refurbished over the years, retains many of its original features.

A Grade II listed Baptist Church built in the 1850s as a 'neat, commodious chapel in a good situation with seating for 1100 people'.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1000-1430

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cheltenham Croquet Club

Cheltenham Croquet Club, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Find out more about Cheltenham Croquet Club which surely must be one of the oldest sports clubs in Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham Croquet Club is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2020. Find out more by viewing the pdf.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cheltenham Croquet Club

Cheltenham Croquet Club, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

This informative pdf will celebrate the history of surely one of the oldest sports clubs in Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham Croquet Club is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2020. Find out more by viewing the pdf.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cheltenham Ladies’ College

Cheltenham Ladies' College , Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3EP

Dating from 1873, the interior shows the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement and the theme of 'hidden nature' can be found in many of the…

Find out more about the 'Hidden Nature' of Cheltenham Ladies' College by viewing the pdf.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cheltenham Playhouse

Cheltenham Playhouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

A series of short films about the history of this Grade II listed building's life from 1807-2020 as a salts laboratory, slipper baths, swimming…

A series of short films about the history of this Grade II listed building's life.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Christ Church Cheltenham - “War Widows and Whishes: The Memorials of Christ Church”

Christ Church, Malvern Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2JH

When the foundation stone of Christ Church was laid on 10th October 1837, by the famous "Pope of Cheltenham", Rev Francis Close, it was intended…

Enjoy a 45 min guided talk inside our elegant church; "the finest example of external architecture in Cheltenham" (Betjeman). Local author and historian Neela Mann reveals the stories behind the memorial tablets of Christ Church.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 15.15
• Sunday 13 September: 15.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Discovering Cheltenham - Cheltenham Synagogue

Cheltenham Synagogue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PU

A fascinating insight into the architecture, artifacts, life and ceremony of this unique Cheltenham building. This film invites you inside to view…

A short film about the history, heritage, culture and community of this unique Grade II* Regency Synagogue.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Discovering Cheltenham - Parmoor House & Lypiatt Terrace Film Tour

Lypiatt Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Lypiatt Terrace is a unique Italianate terrace in Cheltenham which demonstrates both externally and internally the move away from the classic…

A short film of about the architectural splendour of Lypiatt Terrace with a visit inside the beautifully preserved Parmoor House home of the Cheltenham Civic Society.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Hidden Lives: Botanists, Buildings and Bankrupcy

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Find out more by viewing the pdf, put together by Desmond Marshall on behalf of Friends of Pittville.

A look at the lives, houses and legacies of some of the accomplished amateur botanists who lived around Pittville Estate.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

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Pate’s Grammar School’s 20th Century Stained Glass Window

Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Discussion about how the window was commissioned, who designed it and how it was rescued from the building that was demolished in the 1990s.

Adrian Barlow & Rob Rimell discuss how the window was commissioned in the 1960s and how it was rescued from the building.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Pilley Bridge Nature Reserve - a short audio-visual presentation

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

During the Covid-19 lockdown many have valued the importance of local green spaces. One of these is Pilley Bridge nature reserve (accessible via…

This audio-visual presentation describes the history and wildlife of one of Cheltenham's urban nature reserves.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Pittville Pump Room - a brief history

Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Pittville Pump Room is one of only five Grade 1 listed buildings in Cheltenham. Its image appears on almost every publicity item about the town,…

A brief history of Pittville Pump Room from 1825 to the present day with some images never published before.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

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St Christopher’s Church

St Christopher's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

A pdf introduction to the stained glass in St Christopher's Church by the renowned stained glass artist Thomas Denny.

A pdf introduction to the stained glass in St Christopher's Church.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

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St Luke’s Church

St Luke's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

In 1835, Francis Close considered to be 'the perpetual curate of Cheltenham' had the vision to open a 'strictly poor man's church'. Find out more…

Learn about the history of this fascinating building as well as discovering its hidden nature by viewing the virtual tour.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Mary’s Church, Shipton Sollars, Gloucestershire

St Mary's Church, Shipton Sollars, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 4HU

This small thirteenth-century church in a pretty Cotswold hamlet has had various periods of dereliction and restoration in its long history and…

A church with a past as a cowshed - Download our free guidebook online

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The Cheltenham Scrapbook

13 Lypiatt Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Cheltenham Civic Society has an extensive archive of newspaper articles tracking changes to the town over 60 years or more. During Heritage…

A series of short films exploring lost stories of Cheltenham’s heritage. Come with us on our fascinating journeys as we dive into the archives of the Cheltenham Civic Society and see where it leads!

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Walk: Booze, Balloons and Burials

Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 8DW

An informative walk around the Lower High Street area including the gas works, the Honeybourne Line and streets surrounding Honeybourne Gate.

Stories of the development of the Lower High Street area, with special reference to the Dobell family. This walk takes in the gas works, a short way up Gloucester Road, Winston Churchill Memorial Gardens and the Honeybourne Line.

Opening Times

• Saturday 19 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Cheltenham Backwaters - Exploring the River Chelt

The Meadow Cafe, Old Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7FF

An informative walk following part of the River Chelt through the centre of Cheltenham.

Follow part of the River Chelt, from Cox's Meadow through the town centre and out towards Arle.

Opening Times

• Sunday 13 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Gustav Holst’s Cheltenham

Rear of The Ivy Montpellier Brasserie, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1SH

Discover places associated with Gustav Holst on this walk which ends at his birthplace.

A walk around places in Cheltenham associated with Gustav Holst and his forebears.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Naunton Park – Cheltenham’s ‘Garden of Eden’

Naunton Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7DL

Known as ‘The Garden of Eden’ by its Victorian benefactor, Naunton Park remains one of Cheltenham’s delightful green spaces. Led by local…

Enjoy a walk and learn the history of one of Cheltenham's historic parks.

Opening Times

• Saturday 19 September: 1100-1215
• Sunday 20 September: 1100-1215

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Regency Cheltenham

The Wilson Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3JT

An informative walk around architectural highlights of Cheltenham Spa.

Explore the development of this Regency spa town; discover architectural highlights and significant personalities of Cheltenham's history.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Skillicorne to Skillicorne

GL50 Restaurant, 8 Norfolk House, Well Walk, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3JX

An informative walk around Cheltenham exploring sites associated with Captain Skillicorne.

Explore sites connected to the 'father of Cheltenham' who developed the spa and those of his descendants. A self-guided version of the walk is available free of charge from GL50. Look out for Captain Skillicorne himself!

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000
• Saturday 19 September: 1000

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Spas, Squabbles and Slave Owners

Montpellier Wine Bar, 6 Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1SY

An informative walk telling the story of Henry Thompson and his son and the Lansdown area of Cheltenham.

Henry Thompson and his son Pearson gave us The Rotunda and Lansdown. The walk tells the story 1800-1850 of their paths, pitfalls and particular residents of Lansdown.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1400
• Sunday 20 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: The Making of the Honeybourne Line

Winston Churchill Memorial Gardens Market Street, Market Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3QP

An informative walk of stories behind the making of the Honeybourne Line.

A walk of stories behind the making of the railway line which will mostly be given from sitting in Winston Churchill Memorial Gardens.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1100
• Sunday 20 September: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Walk: Trees in Montpellier Gardens

The Bandstand, Montpellier Gardens, Montpellier Spa Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1UL

An informative walk through beautiful Montpellier Gardens focussing on the trees.

A guide of the trees in Montpellier Gardens by Cheltenham Borough Council Senior Trees Officer. We will be walking on grass as well as hard surfaces.

Opening Times

• Tuesday 15 September: 1715

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Chase Farm Tidenham

Chase Farm, Miss Graces Lane, Tidenham Chase, Chepstow, Gloucestershire, NP16 7JR

Sam and Lisa took on this farm three years ago to farm in the traditional manner, selling their products from the farm gate. Having started with…

Visit a farm making use of modern equipment to operate a traditional working dairy farm high above the Wye Valley

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 11.00 to 17.00
• Sunday 13 September: 11.00 - 17.00
• Saturday 19 September: 11.00 to 17.00
• Sunday 20 September: 11.00 - 17.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Hidcote’s Hidden Nature Digital Event

National Trust Hidcote, , Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Join us on Hidcote's social media channels as we take you on a tour of the hidden nature found in our Arts and Crafts garden. With an online…

Join Hidcote Manor Gardens online as our staff and volunteers take you on an exclusive behind the scenes look at the hidden nature found at one of the UK's most celebrated gardens.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cinderford Linear Park walk

Cinderford Linear Park, Cinderford, Gloucestershire

The video follows the route of a walk set out to record the use of much of this land in connection with the industrial history of Cinderford. The…

A video with vocal accompaniment has been created by Andrew Embling for people who are unable to actually walk this area to enjoy on the internet.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St. Stephens CofE Church, Cinderford

St Stephens Church of England Church, Cinderford, Gloucestershire

St Stephen's Church was the inspiration for the literary work of poet, author, memoirist and educationalist, Leonard Clarke OBE. His writing…

The church is a Grade II listed building designed by C.H. Lingen Barker of Hereford. It is constructed from stone with a chancel, nave of four bays and aisles, the stained glass east window being the gift of Lady Crawley-Boevey, of Flaxley Abbey.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The Forest Archive from Forest of Dean Newspapers

Cinderford Town Council, Rheola House, 4 Belle Vue Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, GL14 2AB

Cinderford Town Council have made accommodation available to enable this fantastic collection to remain within the local area. The archive was…

Access the archive of newspapers published in the Forest of Dean by a local company to discover family stories (hatches, matches or dispatches as referred to locally). This unique collection was compiled by the Forest of Dean Newspaper group.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 09.00 to 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

The Romans were here at Littledean

Littledean Hall, Cinderford, Gloucestershire

The owners of the site which includes Littledean Hall have been working for many years to uncover the story around the Roman Temple and Nymphaeum.…

The Romans had a temple at this site which is still being examined.
One example of evidence of their presence in the Forest of Dean standing high above the River Severn.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

All Saints’ Church, Shorncote, Gloucestershire

All Saints' Church, Shorncote, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6DE

This delightful little church, hiding down a lane in gravel-pit country south of Cirencester, dates from about 1170. It has a pretty double…

A tiny 800-year-old church - Download our free guidebook online

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Michael & St Martin’s Church, Eastleach

St Michael & St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 3NN

This picture postcard Medieval church stands in a gently sloping churchyard by the river Leach, just a stones throw from its sister church at…

Gorgeous riverside church in an idyllic Cotswold setting

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Animals, Wild and Wonderful

Coleford Area M C T I Partnership, The Main Place, Railway Drive, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RH

Frankie (age 15) has filmed this video of Liz Black talking about some of the wonderful creatures in her collection that has taken over her home…

Video presentation of a private collection of animals from Britain and beyond.

Opening Times

• Monday 14 September: 11:00-12:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

We are sorry but this event has been CANCELLED

Beneath the surface

Main Hall, The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RH

In the Main Hall at the Main Place in Coleford will be a viewing of footage created by John Belcher. A unique tradition to the Forest of Dean, the…

Join John Belcher who will be sharing more footage that he recorded of Robin Morgan at work and learn how hard life was for Freeminers in the Forest of Dean... John is a well known local historian and an enjoyable presenter.

Opening Times

• Wednesday 16 September: 11.00 & 14.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Coleford’s Hidden Heritage app

Coleford, Gloucestershire

As you explore the trail, your location will be tracked on the map using the GPS built into your device. When you near a point of interest, the…

Ever wondered what the Forest of Dean used to be like in days gone by?
Download the free Hidden Heritage app to help you to explore the Forest of Dean's past, using old maps and new technology. Watch the images move between the past and the present.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Hidden Heritage of the Dean app

Cannop Valley, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7EH

Hidden Heritage of the Dean app takes you on a 9 mile route following the Forestry England's Family Cycle Trail, revealing 27 points of interest…

Every wondered what the Forest of Dean used to be like in days gone by?
Download the free Hidden Heritage app to help you to explore the Forest's past, using old maps and new technology. Watch the images move between the past and the present!

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Newland Street Walk

Clock Tower, Old Station Way, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8AW

Join Denis Martin for a guided walk through Coleford, starting at the Clock Tower and looking closely at the history, architecture and geology of…

Tour Newland Street in Coleford and discover its history, through to Whitecliff Furnace and how the Mushet family came to Coleford having originated in Scotland.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 11.00
• Wednesday 16 September: 11.00
• Friday 18 September: 11.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

Newland Street Walk

Newland Street, Coleford, Gloucestershire

Denis has studied this area of the town since arriving here to live in a house also built by James Teague who never actually lived there. James…

Denis Martin will lead walkers through this area of the town and explain the development of properties and their relevance, leading from the Clock Tower down the valley to the Whitecliff Furnace, linked to James Teague and David Mushet and others.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 11.00
• Wednesday 16 September: 11.00
• Friday 18 September: 11.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

The Secret Forest

Stock Wood Scowles, The Rocks, Clearwell, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8JR

Discover the magical scowles (deep outcrops of iron ore) and ancient gnarled and twisted yew trees appear to grow straight out from the rocks in…

Explore the paths that wind through these mysterious woods that encase ancient scowles saved from destruction

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00
• Friday 18 September: 10:00-16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Voices of Broadwell

The Main Hall, The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RH

Roger Drury, of Soundworks, is anxious that time should not pass without recording what has made the hamlet the place that it is today. The…

During research in Broadwell Remembered some years ago, Roger and Penny interviewed local people to hear their accounts of life in the Broadwell area. A great amount of information was gathered and this is an opportunity to hear some of the stories.

Opening Times

• Tuesday 15 September: 11:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

We are sorry but this event has been CANCELLED

“Forest Reptiles” video podcast by David Dewsbury

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

The Forest is an important area for reptiles because it has all four common species - slow worm, adder, common lizard and grass snake. These …

This is an informative video, approximately seven minutes, about reptiles found living in the Forest of Dean. Produced and narrated by David Dewsbury, the Project Leader for Foresters' Forest, National Lottery Heritage funded Reptiles project.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Animals, Wild and Wonderful - from home

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Frankie (age 15) has recorded this video of Liz Black showing some of her international collection of creatures from Britain and beyond. Liz's…

Video of an amazing small collection of animals from Britain and beyond.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bearland House

Longsmith Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2HJ

Bearland House is an impressive 18th century building with an ornamental facade, forecourt, and fine wrought iron railings and gates. The…

An impressive 18th Century house

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Beatrix Potter Guided Walk

Beatrix Potter Shop, 9 College Court, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2NJ

In 1903 Beatrix Potter published one of her most loved tales, The Tailor of Gloucester. It was inspired by a visit she made to the city. The…

A guided walk around Gloucester to places associated with Beatrix Potter

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 10.30am, 11.30am and 12.30pm
• Sunday 13 September: 13.30pm and 14.30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Beatrix Potter Museum

9 College Court, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2NJ

In 1903 Beatrix Potter published one of her most loved tales, The Tailor of Gloucester, inspired by a visit she made to the city. See the building…

Visit the Beatrix Potter Museum

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Beneath the Surface

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

More than twenty years ago, John Belcher, local historian, accompanied Robin Morgan underground to film how Forest Freeminers worked, often alone…

Video recording carried out by John Belcher in Hopewell Mine when it was owned by the late Robin Morgan, one of a family of Forest of Dean Freeminers.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

We are sorry but this event has been CANCELLED

Black and White Buildings Walk

Gloucester Civic Trust, St. Michaels Tower, The Cross, Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PD

A walking tour of 15th Century timber framed buildings in the city centre, pointing out structure, architecture and brief historical background.…

Gloucester's black and white buildings

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 11.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Blackfriars Priory

Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2HN

Most of the 13th Century church remains, including a rare scissor braced roof. Guided tours last about 1 hour. Meeting point: Entrance off…

A chance to explore Britain's most complete Dominican Priory, owned by English Heritage and managed by Gloucester City.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1100 - 1200
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1200

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Blue Plaques Exhibition

Lower Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG

A display of photos depicting Blue Plaques commemorating important historic people and places around the city.

Exhibition at St Nicholas Church

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1100 - 1500
• Saturday 12 September: 1100 - 1500
• Sunday 13 September: 1100 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1100 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cathedral Precincts Tour

Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LX

A history of the area surrounding the cathedral from the earliest Minster church up to the most recent developments. Tour lasts 1 hour.

Gloucester Cathedral precinct

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 11.00am
• Saturday 12 September: 14.00pm
• Sunday 13 September: 11.00am

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Christian Heritage Walk

St Michael's Tower, The Cross, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PA

There is an old saying ‘As sure as God's in Gloucester’. Both Christianity and Gloucester have 2,000 years of history. This walk traces…

A walk round the City looking at places where people and events shaped Gloucester's Christian Heritage

Opening Times

• Sunday 13 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Discover DeCrypt

Southgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1TG

Explore the newly-refurbished medieval church and Tudor Schoolrooms. Download our app to discover stories from Gloucester’s past: Raikes,…

St Mary De Crypt Church and the Old Crypt Schoolrooms

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1100 - 1500
• Saturday 12 September: 1100 - 1500
• Sunday 13 September: 1100 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1100 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Folk of Gloucester (formerly Gloucester Life Museum)

Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG

Recently re-opened by Gloucester Civic Trust this large Tudor building houses many exhibits from Gloucester’s rich heritage. A Victorian…

Folk of Gloucester is a magical place telling the story of Gloucester through its people and lives.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral, College Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LX

Formerly the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter with origins dating from 679AD, the current building was begun in the 1100s. Visit highlights include…

Discover 1000 years of history in one of Britain’s greatest buildings - Gloucester Cathedral.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1700
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1700
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1700
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Gloucester City Walk

St Michael's Tower, The Cross, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PA

Discover fascinating hidden treasures on a guided walk through the heart of one of Britain's oldest cities, where history has truly left its mark.…

Guided walk around the city

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1030, 1230, 1430
• Saturday 12 September: 1030, 1230, 1430
• Sunday 13 September: 1030, 1230, 1430
• Monday 14 September: 1030, 1230, 1430

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Gloucester Furniture Exhibition Centre

71-73 Southgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1TX

A historic Roman wall inside the store is on public view. The lower level of the wall is part of a Roman Colonia dating back to 97AD. At street…

View part of the original Roman wall in Gloucester.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Gloucester Spa Walk

Christ Church, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1JZ

In the early 1800s, Gloucester had a thriving spa. This guided walk traces the history of The Spa and takes in some of the fine buildings that it…

Learn about Gloucester's Spa

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1400
• Sunday 13 September: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Gloucester Statues

Gloucester Civic Trust, St. Michaels Tower, The Cross, Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PD

Explore the history of Gloucester through the medium of public statues. Learn about the people and events that made Gloucester the city it is today.

Explore public statues in Gloucester.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1030

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Hillfield Gardens

Hillfield Gardens, London Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3PL

Take a guided tour of these fine gardens which have many fine trees and are home to three monuments of significance: Scrivens Conduit, the King's…

A guided tour of these fine gardens.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1030
• Sunday 13 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Historic Docks Walk

The Waterways Museum, The Docks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2EH

Take a guided walk around Britain’s most inland port. The walk lasts about 1 hour.

Walk round Gloucester Docks

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1100 and 1400
• Saturday 12 September: 1100 and 1400
• Sunday 13 September: 1100 and 1400
• Monday 14 September: 1100 and 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Historical Characters

Gate Streets, Northgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

This tour brings alive some of the famous and influential people and colourful characters who were born in Gloucester. Their fame and achievements…

Overview of the many famous people born in Gloucester.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1400
• Sunday 13 September: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Jet Age Museum

Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, Staverton, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9QL

The Museum exists to preserve the history of Gloucestershire's contribution to world aviation. The museum does not charge admission, but…

See jet planes of the past

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1300-1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1300-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Llanthony Secunda Priory

Hempstead Lane, Next to Gloucestershire College, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Step inside the newly restored listed buildings of Llanthony Secunda Priory. Founded in 1136, the history of this former Augustinian Priory is…

Restored remains of Augustinian Priory

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1100 - 1500
• Saturday 12 September: 1100 - 1500
• Sunday 13 September: 1100 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1100 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Llanthony Secunda Priory Walk

Llanthony Priory, Llanthony Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5QT

This guided walk explores the priory which was founded in 1136, which by the end of the 15th century, was the richest Augustinian house in England…

Guided walk exploring the Priory.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1100
• Monday 14 September: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Mariners’ Church

Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2EN

The Chaplain was responsible for visiting every ship that arrived. The church features fine stained glass windows. An active church continues to…

Mariners Church in Gloucester Docks opened in 1849 and became popular with the townspeople as well as the mariners visiting the port.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 0900 - 1700
• Saturday 12 September: 0900 - 1700
• Sunday 13 September: 0900 - 1700
• Monday 14 September: 0900 - 1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Meeks’ Shoe-shop

14 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2NL ‎

This Elizabethan building has a Georgian façade and on the first floor has a fine plaster ceiling dating from around 1600.

Fine Tudor plaster ceiling

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Monks, Canons and Friars

Archdeacon Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Discover the Abbey and Priories of Gloucester and learn how Monks, Canons and Friars lived and worked. The tour will take about 1 hour.

Abbeys and Priories of Gloucester.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1400
• Sunday 13 September: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Museum of Gloucester

Brunswick Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1HP

Come and enjoy a range of cultural and family events and activities and explore the wonderful variety of history from Romans to modern times at…

Various activities in the museum

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1500
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Richard III Walk

Gloucester Civic Trust, St Michael’s Tower, The Cross, Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PD

You will hear how he spent his time here and be shown some of the buildings he would have seen. The walk lasts about an hour.

This tour tells of Richard III's important 3 day visit to Gloucester in 1483, as part of his Royal Progress and explains the granting of the significant Charter to the city.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1400
• Sunday 13 September: 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

River Twyver

99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2PG

Of all the water courses that flow from the Cotswolds into the River Severn in the vicinity of Gloucester only one is called a river. Why is that…

Talk on the River Twyver

Opening Times

• Monday 14 September: 1100 - 1200

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Robert Raikes Walk

Gloucester Civic Trust, St. Michaels Tower, The Cross, Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PD

This walk tells the story of Robert Raikes, newspaper publisher, prison reformer and promoter of the Sunday School movement and shows some of the…

Learn more about Robert Raikes.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 1100
• Sunday 13 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Roman Times

Boots, Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PU

From your guide, hear how the Romans came to Gloucester (Glevum). See the walls they built. Tread through the Forum (market place) and meet the…

Learn about the Romans in Gloucester

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1030
• Saturday 12 September: 1030

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Saxon Walk

Gloucester Civic Trust, St. Michaels Tower, The Cross, Eastgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PD

Discover the traces of Gloucester’s Saxon history. Hear the story of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, who died in 918 AD and was buried in…

Discover Gloucester's Saxon history.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1400
• Saturday 12 September: 1100
• Sunday 13 September: 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Siege of Gloucester Walk

St Michael's Tower, The Cross, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PA

This guided walk visits some of the places of interest connected with the siege of Gloucester which took place during the English Civil War. The…

Hear the story of the siege in 1642

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1115 & 1415
• Saturday 12 September: 1115 & 1415
• Sunday 13 September: 1115 & 1415

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

St Michael’s Tower

The Cross, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1PA

St Michael's Bell Tower, now the admin centre of Gloucester Civic Trust, dates back to 1465. It has interesting heritage displays on the history…

Remains of St Michael's Church in centre of Gloucester

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1030 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1030 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1030 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1030 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Swithun’s Church, Brookthorpe, Gloucester

St Swithun's Church, Stroud Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0UJ

A coded inscription recording a king's execution The saddleback tower of this church is visible from the main road behind Brookthorpe Court. It…

A thirteenth century church with links to Charles I.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

SULA Lightship

Llanthony Wharf, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2ES

LV14 Sula is a privately owned Historic Light vessel, located in Gloucester Harbour. Constructed in 1958 and in service off the Humber Estuary in…

Visit to a lightship

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 10.00-16.00
• Sunday 13 September: 10.00-16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

The Fleece Hotel

Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2NW

Known locally as the "Monk's Retreat” it was a lively and much loved bar when the Fleece was last open. Guided tours every half hour throughout…

A 12th century tunnel vaulted undercroft, which it thought to be the best example in Europe of a rich merchant's warehouse.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1100 - 1500
• Saturday 12 September: 1100 - 1500
• Sunday 13 September: 1100 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1100 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

The New Antiques Centre

26 Westgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2NG

Built in 1560, it was once the hall of the Grocers' Guild, the mansion house of a Mayor of Gloucester and, in the 19th century, a lodging for…

Believed to be Britain's finest example of a timber framed town house.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1200 - 1500
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1500
• Monday 14 September: 1200 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Upstairs, Downstairs Antiques

2 Severn Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LE

The building is over 200 years old. Dating back to 1815 and was originally used for the manufacture of rope and sails for the tall ships and…

Former rope manufacturer.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1700
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1700
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Dean Heritage Centre, Soudley, nr Cinderford.

Dean Heritage Centre, Camp Mill, Lower Soudley, Gloucestershire, GL14 2UB

There are a wide range of things to explore and discover with five on-site interactive galleries exploring the history of the Forest, including a…

Welcome to the Dean Heritage Centre, one of Gloucestershire's leading family attractions. Set amongst five acres of stunning scenery, the centre is fully interactive and protects and preserves the unique history and heritage of the Forest of Dean.

Opening Times

• Sunday 13 September: 10.00 - 15.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bream Heritage Walk

West Dean Centre, High Street, Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 6JS

The route covers just over 6 miles and is designed to be walked all at once or can easily be walked in sections. Points of interest have been…

There are many heritage sites in the village of Bream and surrounding area resulting from iron and coal mining activities. Designed to highlight the heritage of the area using public footpaths, pavements, quiet roads and Forestry England land.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Mary’s Church, Lydney

St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5TL

A Grade I listed building, St. Mary's Church Lydney has had a long history. The present church was constructed in the thirteenth century and the…

Visit and take a tour of this impressive Grade 1 listed church with its New Zealand Chapel.
There will also be opportunities on the hour to hear from Simon Moore about the history of the church and why the New Zealand Chapel was created.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 11.00 - 17.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Mary the Virgin Church, Marshfield

St. Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Marshfield, Gloucestershire, SN14 8NT

In September 2019 the congregation of St Mary's registered with Eco Church. This national programme is designed to inspire and equip churches to…

Take a self-guided family friendly trail around our beautiful churchyard surrounding a Grade 1 Listed country church, founded in 1242. Explore the hidden wonders of nature and heritage being uncovered as part of the Eco Church initiative.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000-1700
• Saturday 12 September: 1000-1700
• Sunday 13 September: 1000-1700
• Monday 14 September: 1000-1700
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000-1700
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000-1700
• Thursday 17 September: 1000-1700
• Friday 18 September: 1000-1700
• Saturday 19 September: 1000-1700
• Sunday 20 September: 1000-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Gunns Mill: Guided Tour

Gunns Mill , Lower Spout Lane, Flaxley, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, GL17 0EA

Please wear stout footwear with thick soles, no sandals. The hard hat tours are not suitable for people with mobility issues or children under the…

Take a guided tour of a unique heritage building, with one of the most complete surviving seventeenth century blast furnaces in the country.

Opening Times

• Saturday 19 September: 1100 - 1500
• Sunday 20 September: 1100 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Xerox Museum

The Town Hall, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire

The Xerox Museum at Mitcheldean Town Hall is dedicated to the Rank Xerox Factory and its people. Learn about the development of the Xerox…

This year the Museum team have gone the extra mile to provide an event on line for everyone to enjoy.
They have created a video showing the history of the site at Mitcheldean that began life as Wintle's Brewery to the time of the photocopier.

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Woodchester Mansion

Woodchester Park, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3TS

Woodchester Mansion is a house like no other. Built entirely out of local limestone for the wealthy Roman Catholic convert William Leigh between…

Visitors can see this unique unfinished Grade 1 listed Gothic Revival house, built 1857-67, and understand how it was constructed. Self-guided tour. Limited numbers admitted to Mansion, BY TICKET BOOKED IN ADVANCE.

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 4 visitors every 15mins, 1100-1530, BOOK TICKET IN ADVANCE

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

St Saviour’s Church, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

St Saviour's Church, New Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8DS

This magnificent Victorian church was built in a fabulously ornate medieval style and was intended for the poor of the parish, who could not…

A magnificent Victorian church built for the parish poor - Download our free guidebook online

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Mary’s Church, Little Washbourne

St Mary's Church, Little Washbourne, Tewkesbury , Gloucestershire, GL20 8NQ

Hidden in an orchard with spectacular views of the Cotswolds and Bredon Hill, the setting of Little Washbourne church is very beautiful. The walls…

Explore a delightful Norman church with views of the Cotswolds - Download out free guidebook online

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Heritage open days in 2020 are about hidden nature. Tewkesbury Abbey's offering will be a printable information sheet that explores features of…

This year our Heritage Open Day event will be entirely virtual, with a printable information and activity sheet downloadable from www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk

Opening Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bell Tower at Westbury on Severn Church of SS Mary, Peter and Paul

SS Peter and Paul Church, Westbury On Severn, Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, GL14 1PD

The tower was originally built in 1290 as a garrison to help defend the area from raids by the Welsh. The tall 160ft (49 m) broach spire was added…

Visit the free standing bell tower of Westbury Church, housing the heaviest peal of bells in Gloucestershire, restored in 2012 as a result of winning a Jubilee Big Lottery Fund Grant.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 11.00 - 16.00
• Sunday 13 September: 11.00 - 16.00
• Saturday 19 September: 11.00 - 16.00
• Sunday 20 September: 11.00 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Church of SS Mary, Peter and Paul, Westbury-on-Severn

Church of SS Mary, Peter and Paul, Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, GL14 1PD

The Church and its Bell Tower stand separately. One of the largest churches in the area, it stands near the the sweep of the River Severn and next…

This amazing church has a history that will make your mind boggle.
From Civil War times to Workhouse burials the stories will surprise you.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 11.00 to 16.00
• Sunday 13 September: 11.00 to 16.00
• Saturday 19 September: 11.00 to 16.00
• Sunday 20 September: 11.00 to 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Churchyard visit at Church of SS Mary, Peter and Paul, Westbury on Severn

Church of SS Mary, Peter and Paul, Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, GL14 7PD

The churchyard holds relics of landowners and paupers, each having their own place. Deaths from drowning and plague were often the case here so…

Pick up leaflet and take a stroll around interesting gravestones. See who was buried here and perhaps find an ancestor. Parts of the churchyard are now deliberately being left untended.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 11.00 to 16.00
• Sunday 13 September: 11.00 to 16.00
• Saturday 19 September: 11.00 to 16.00
• Sunday 20 September: 11.00 to 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Church of St Nicholas of Myra, Ozleworth, Gloucestershire

Church of St Nicholas of Myra, Ozleworth, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7QA

Up a deep narrow valley, this lovely little Norman church stands in a circular churchyard, which suggests an early and perhaps pre-Christian site.…

A beautiful church with a fascinating octagonal tower and an ancient churchyard - Download our free guidebook online

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St James’s Church, Charfield

St James's Church, Churchend Lane, Churchend, Charfield, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8LJ

St James is a pretty, light-filled medieval church of mellow Cotswold stone that stands on a steep hillside, overlooking a valley towards the…

Visit a church for wool workers!

Opening Times

• Friday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 12 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 13 September: 1000 - 1600
• Monday 14 September: 1000 - 1600
• Tuesday 15 September: 1000 - 1600
• Wednesday 16 September: 1000 - 1600
• Thursday 17 September: 1000 - 1600
• Friday 18 September: 1000 - 1600
• Saturday 19 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 20 September: 1000 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Yorkley Onward Hall

Yorkley Onward Hall, Stag Hill, Yorkey, Gloucestershire

The Hall now acts as the training and rehearsal headquarters of Forest of Dean Brass. Originally funded by a local publican and colliery owner and…

Yorkley Onward Hall represents one of the best preserved surviving vernacular iron buildings in the Forest of Dean. It was built before World War 1 as a band room to house the emergent Yorkley Onward Band.

Opening Times

• Saturday 12 September: 10.00 - 12.00 and 12.45 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required